Election Name: | 1964 Edinburgh Corporation election |
Country: | Scotland |
Flag Image: | Flag of Edinburgh.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1963 Edinburgh Corporation election |
Previous Year: | 1963 |
Next Election: | 1965 Edinburgh Corporation election |
Next Year: | 1965 |
Seats For Election: | 23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation |
Majority Seats: | 35 |
Party1: | Progressives (Scotland) |
Last Election1: | 33 |
Seats1: | 14 |
Seats After1: | 33 |
Popular Vote1: | 59,003 |
Percentage1: | 45.8% |
Party2: | Scottish Labour Party |
Last Election2: | 31 |
Seats2: | 8 |
Seats After2: | 32 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 51,498 |
Percentage2: | 40.0% |
Party3: | Scottish Liberal Party |
Last Election3: | 5 |
Seats3: | 0 |
Seats After3: | 4 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 17,023 |
Percentage3: | 13.2% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | No overall control |
After Party: | No overall control |
An election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 5 May 1964, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.
After the election Edinburgh Corporation remained under No Overall Control, composed of 33 Progressives, 31 Labour councillors, and 5 Liberal.